OBESITY SUMMIT SPEAKERS AND TOPICS

Summit Speakers and their topics included:

Basil Mills, Mills Family Farms/HELP, Inc. >>BIO
The NEW USDA Food Pyramid: Exercise and Eat Fresh-Foundation for a Healthy Life
www.millsfamilyfarms.com

California Governor Schwarzenegger states
“No Junk Food in Schools”

AG Kawamura, California State Secretary of Agriculture
State Agriculture and its Links to Schools and Healthy Living
www.cdfa.ca.gov

Stephen Brabeck, MD, FACC, American Heart Association >>BIO
America, We Have A Problem: The Big Picture
Click Here for Power Point Presentation
www.americanheart.org

Jackie Underwood, Monterey County Department of Health
Director, Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health >>BIO
Obesity in Monterey County: Underlying Factors/Intervention Points
Click Here for Power Point Presentation (Adobe Acrobat PDF)
http://www.co.monterey.ca.us

Lee Mercer, Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Cruz >>BIO
Poverty and Obesity/Food Insecurity
Click Here for Power Point Presentation
www.thefoodbank.org

Christine Moss, Monterey County Department of Health-Nutrition Program >>BIO
Walkable Communities-The Designed Environment
http://www.co.monterey.ca.us

Mike Dove, Big Sur Marathon/Team USA’s ‘Just Run’ Program >>BIO
Moving Our Kids
Click Here for Power Point Presentation
www.justrun.org
www.bsim.org

Mayor Anna Caballero, City of Salinas / Executive Director, Partners for Peace >>BIO
Growing Healthy Communities—The Way We Live
www.pforp.org

Suzanne Du Verrier, Alisal 5 A Day Program >>BIO
School Nutrition: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
www.alisal.org

Judy Cervantes and Ilde-Carlisle Cummings, Latino 5 A Day
SPARKS Exercise Break
www.ieatwell.org

Cathy Cavanaugh, United Way of Santa Cruz >>BIO
Partner to our North: Go For Health –Santa Cruz
www.unitedwaysc.org

Mike Pippi, Executive Director, Healthy Eating Lifestyle Principles, Inc. >>BIO
HELP has arrived!! Monterey’s Private/Public Partnership Alliance
www.helpchooseyourlife.org

George Manalo-Le Clair, Legislative Director, California Food Policy Advocates >>BIO
From Gallagher to Schwarzenegger: Changing Perceptions of Foods, Food Policy and Nutrition Programs KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Click Here for Power Point Presentation
www.cfpa.net

Stefan Harvey, Assistant Director, California Center for Public Health Advocacy >>BIO
The Time for Policy Action: How You Can Join A Statewide Movement
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
www.publichealthadvocacy.org

William D. Barr, Monterey County Superintendent of Schools >>BIO
1st Annual Salad Bowl of the World Award presented to Alisal Union School District
for Pioneering work in Developing and Implementing School Nutritional Policies.
www.monterey.k12.ca.us

Jack O’Connell, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Congratulations to Summit Organizers and Alisal Union School District